A Taste of Colorado, the summer-ending smorgasbord of cuisine and entertainment, has filled up Civic Center at Broadway and Colfax Avenue with vendors and stopped the normal flow of traffic through downtown through 6 a.m. Tuesday.

While food is the big draw, the weekend party includes a vendor marketplace, activities for the kids and four performance stages. The main-stage acts include The Neville Brothers, tonight at 7:30; Herman’s Hermits at 1 p.m. and Blood Sweat and Tears at 7:30 p.m. Sunday; David Nail at 1 p.m. and Boyz II Men at 5:30 p.m. Monday.

The festival is open 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and Sunday, and 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. Admission is free. Food and activities are sold using a ticket system; strips of 15 tickets are $10. You can also get a wristband for carnival rides.

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